LOT 3718
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 319-320. London mint.
1st officina. IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, spear across shoulder / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, Victories facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT PR set on altar decorated with star in wreath; PLN in exergue. RIC VII 168; C&T 9.01.020. Good Very Fine.(2.63gr, 21mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Gordian III AR Antoninianus. AD 241-243. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG N, Laetitia standing to left with wreath and anchor. RIC IV 86; RSC 121. 4.50gr, 22mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. Struck spring AD 274. Serdica mint.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
6th emission. 3rd officina. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / ORIENS AVG, Sol standing to left, raising right hand and holding globe with left, two captives seated to left and to right at feet; T in exergue. RIC V.1 279; MER-RIC 2650 (temporary). 5.02gr, 23mm, 7h.
Mint State. Attractive old cabinet tone with light gold iridescence around the devices.
Ex Pecunem / Gitbud & Naumann, Auction 14, 2 March 2014, lot 796. -
Time of Maximinus II BI Quarter Nummus. AD 310-313. Antioch mint. 'Persecution Issue'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
4th(?) officina. IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter seated on throne to left, holding globe in right hand and sceptre in left / VICTORIA AVGG, Victory advancing to left, holding wreath and palm branch; Δ(?) in right field; ANT in exergue. McAlee 171; Van Heesch, Last 2. 1.87gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
